Democrats lose 2014 edge after Obamacare uproar

A new CNN/ORC International poll spells trouble for congressional Democrats. A month ago, they held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot asking respondents to choose a Democrat or Republican for their district. The new poll, following the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov and controversy over canceled insurance policies, shows Republicans with a 49%-47% edge.

National Journal reports Congress will soon likely have to consider another stopgap bill to fund the government simply because there isn’t time on the schedule to reach a budget deal.

It’s not that things aren’t moving on the fiscal front, however. The Hill reports senior congressional tax writers are starting to draw their own lines for tax reform, and they want items like deductions for charitable contributions and mortgage interest untouched.

Speaking of housing-related issues, Reuters has a piece on U.S. borrowers increasingly missing payments on home equity lines of credit they took out during the housing bubble. That could deal a blow to the country’s biggest banks.

More on Obamacare from the Associated Press: the Supreme Court may announce as early as Tuesday whether it will take up a case on the health-care law’s mandate for most employers to provide contraception among preventive health benefits.